Okay! Writin' stuff

I have a notebook in my pocket. Ostensibly this is so that if I have a sudden inspiration to write, or some random idea jumps in to my head and I must tell the world about it, I have a place to take notes. I can jot down a bit of an outline so that the thought or idea doesn't get lost in the monotony of the rest of my day. This would work really well if, however, I also carried a pen. I'll have to work on that. “Working on it” seems to be the theme of this new hobby/habit/life that I'm trying to develop. Writing is hard, and I waver. I would waver more if it were easier though. I would get bored. I would think that it's pointless. I would make all sorts of wrong-headed assumptions that trivialize the pursuit.

This post wasn't planned, as you will likely be able to surmise.

So I'm glad that writing is hard. It challenges me and forces me to think. It makes me try to touch type. I'd forgotten about touch typing until just now. I usually focus on the keyboard when I type, now I'm looking at the screen. The process is much slower than I'm used to, I have to think about where each of the letter on the keyboard are. It's kind of neat though, with practice I can imagine myself sitting down at the computer and simply watching the words appear on the screen. My thoughts would flow through my fingers without any conscious effort.

Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

it took me about 20 seconds to go through the alphabet just then, touch typing. You care, trust me.

Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

~10 seconds while looking at the keys.

I remember in grade eight or nine in “Computer Science” class, we were required to study touch typing. Back then I thought it was pretty pointless, I could see the letters on the keyboard, why shouldn't I use that resource. Gosh! But now I think about it, perhaps the teacher was right. If I learn this skill, I will not only have a new marketable talent, I will be faster and more efficient with my time. Rather than read things twice – once when I type it, and once to make sure that I typed it correctly – I will need only to read once, and see the mistakes as they arise!